Greece vs Italy: Land use over the long-term
Greece
3.05 million hectares
in 2025
Italy
3.26 million hectares
in 2025
Greece rank
75th
Italy rank
73rd
Land use over the long-term over time
- Greece
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 3.26 million hectares against 3.05 million hectares in Greece, a difference of 210,200 hectares.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 75th and Italy ranks 73rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and Italy in 34.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.17 million hectares | 1.57 million hectares | 601,980 hectares | Greece |
| 1100s | 2.26 million hectares | 1.92 million hectares | 343,190 hectares | Greece |
| 1200s | 2.36 million hectares | 2.45 million hectares | 94,500 hectares | Italy |
| 1300s | 2.41 million hectares | 3.51 million hectares | 1.10 million hectares | Italy |
| 1400s | 1.64 million hectares | 2.17 million hectares | 527,930 hectares | Italy |
| 1500s | 1.72 million hectares | 2.35 million hectares | 634,120 hectares | Italy |
| 1600s | 2.38 million hectares | 3.30 million hectares | 918,530 hectares | Italy |
| 1700s | 2.15 million hectares | 3.14 million hectares | 990,060 hectares | Italy |
| 1710s | 2.22 million hectares | 3.22 million hectares | 991,430 hectares | Italy |
| 1720s | 2.29 million hectares | 3.30 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | Italy |
| 1730s | 2.36 million hectares | 3.39 million hectares | 1.03 million hectares | Italy |
| 1740s | 2.42 million hectares | 3.47 million hectares | 1.05 million hectares | Italy |
| 1750s | 2.47 million hectares | 3.56 million hectares | 1.08 million hectares | Italy |
| 1760s | 2.53 million hectares | 3.65 million hectares | 1.12 million hectares | Italy |
| 1770s | 2.58 million hectares | 3.73 million hectares | 1.16 million hectares | Italy |
| 1780s | 2.63 million hectares | 3.82 million hectares | 1.20 million hectares | Italy |
| 1790s | 2.67 million hectares | 3.91 million hectares | 1.24 million hectares | Italy |
| 1800s | 2.70 million hectares | 4.00 million hectares | 1.29 million hectares | Italy |
| 1810s | 2.74 million hectares | 4.08 million hectares | 1.35 million hectares | Italy |
| 1820s | 2.76 million hectares | 4.17 million hectares | 1.40 million hectares | Italy |
| 1830s | 2.97 million hectares | 4.38 million hectares | 1.41 million hectares | Italy |
| 1840s | 3.18 million hectares | 4.60 million hectares | 1.42 million hectares | Italy |
| 1850s | 3.40 million hectares | 4.82 million hectares | 1.42 million hectares | Italy |
| 1860s | 3.63 million hectares | 5.05 million hectares | 1.42 million hectares | Italy |
| 1870s | 3.87 million hectares | 5.07 million hectares | 1.19 million hectares | Italy |
| 1880s | 4.16 million hectares | 5.26 million hectares | 1.10 million hectares | Italy |
| 1890s | 4.45 million hectares | 5.49 million hectares | 1.03 million hectares | Italy |
| 1900s | 4.75 million hectares | 5.67 million hectares | 920,620 hectares | Italy |
| 1910s | 4.88 million hectares | 5.86 million hectares | 980,430 hectares | Italy |
| 1920s | 4.98 million hectares | 6.25 million hectares | 1.27 million hectares | Italy |
| 1930s | 5.24 million hectares | 6.34 million hectares | 1.10 million hectares | Italy |
| 1940s | 5.61 million hectares | 6.35 million hectares | 731,590 hectares | Italy |
| 1950s | 5.37 million hectares | 5.75 million hectares | 384,448 hectares | Italy |
| 1960s | 5.17 million hectares | 5.13 million hectares | 41,824 hectares | Greece |
| 1970s | 5.25 million hectares | 5.20 million hectares | 47,812 hectares | Greece |
| 1980s | 5.25 million hectares | 5.00 million hectares | 256,399 hectares | Greece |
| 1990s | 5.15 million hectares | 4.44 million hectares | 717,000 hectares | Greece |
| 2000s | 4.27 million hectares | 4.38 million hectares | 105,700 hectares | Italy |
| 2010s | 3.15 million hectares | 4.03 million hectares | 879,690 hectares | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.92 million hectares | 3.26 million hectares | 332,510 hectares | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Greece or Italy?
- Italy, at 3.26 million hectares against 3.05 million hectares in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Greece and Italy?
- 210,200 hectares, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Italy rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- Greece ranks 75th and Italy ranks 73rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.